ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on the question of how genre can be analysed through a study of journalistic discourses. It introduces the idea of a ‘Radiohead genre’ — a category that helps distinguish Radiohead from other artists in terms of style and status — and with it the concept of ‘genrefication.’ The book shows that uses of genre in audience discourses are highly dependent on the ways in which the discourse is produced. The analyses of genre in musical texts and discourses are mutually beneficial when it comes to studying genre in individual musical oeuvres. Radiohead have almost moved beyond genre by rejecting certain musical tropes, by transgressing others, and by creating an amalgamation of styles that is often too intricate or unconventional to be considered anything but unusual by their specific audience groups.
